Thermastrate start production line in the UK

Thermastrate, a start-up of Thermal PCBs has started running a production line in Northumberland, United Kingdom.

According to R&D manager Mike Firmstone the company has a 3,500 square foot plant in Nelson Park industrial, where the company will produce their Flexitherm product. Funding to the company has been coming from North Star Equity Investors and private investors. North Star Equity Investors has invested £430,000 and private investors £220,000 in the company. Thermastrate estimates that the company can make a turnover of £14m by 2010.